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Some of YouTube interactive video games belong to a horror segment. But first, let me explain to you, what exactly these interactive games are and how can you make one of them.

I wasn't aware of the presence of interactive video games on YouTube, which btw do exist there for some time now. The idea behind this is to make a video and then overlay links and text over it. The user will play the video and at some point will have to choose between several options by clicking on the links displayed over the video. The link basically leads a user to a new video segment, but the player remains on the same youtube page, which makes the whole process transparent and gives it that 'playing a real game' feeling. You don't get redirected to another youtube page, which is crucial. It all feels as if you played a regular game, which this, of course, is not. I mean you still can't move characters around the page or shoot not anything like that. It's restricted to a basic interaction, as you would find in quiz-like and trivia games, or in multiple choice simulations, text adventures and so on...

Creepy guy just moved into the neighborhood, and he apparently keeps something hidden in his basement and you're gonna find out what it is. So the plot of the game is for you to find out what he's hiding without getting caught.

The special about the game is that it learns your techniques and than starts to use them against you basically.

1. Scary Clown

With all the crazy clowns over the past years it probably would have been the best idea to dress up in a clown costume. Yet, it's really the hands that make it scary.

2. Marie Antoinette

Marie was the last queen of France before the revolution wiped out the monarchy. She was killed in 1793. Imagine you're trick or treating and you just see this headless woman coming after you with her head literally in her hand.